Procalcitonin as the Biomarker of Inflammation in Diagnosis of Appendicitis in Pediatric Patients and Prevention of Unnecessary Appendectomies

Indian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 136-141

  Chandel, Vishal ^a   Batt, Sajjid Hussain ^a   Bhat, Mohammad Younis ^b   Kawoosa, Nadeem Ulnazeer ^b   Yousuf, Adfar ^c   Zargar, Babar Rashid ^b  

^a Government Medical College   (India)

^b SHER I KASHMIR INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^c SK Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Appendicitis; Diagnosis; Procalcitonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951850892     PISSN: 09722068     EISSN: 09739793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12262-010-0214-1     Document Type: Article

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